A 25-year-old Sri-Lankan named M. Nizamdeen was arrested over suspected terror-related offences in Australia.<\/p>\n
The Australian law enforcement authorities said he was in Sydney on a student visa, and was arrested after finding \u201csymbolic locations within Sydney\u201d listed as possible targets in his notebook<\/p>\n
Officers from NSW\u2019s Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) arrested Mohamed Nizamdeen at Kensington, in Sydney\u2019s south-east.<\/p>\n
The University of New South Wales contractor appeared in Waverley Local Court today where he was refused bail, with the matter adjourned to October 24.<\/p>\n
Nizamdeen is in Australia on a student visa, and police will allege they found documents containing plans to facilitate terrorism attacks on the university campus.<\/p>\n
Police searched a unit on Defries Avenue in Zetland about 2:00am today, where they seized several electronic items. They are currently searching his workplace.<\/p>\n
Australian Federal Police (AFP) detective superintendent Michael McTiernan said the charges were \u201cserious and significant\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is quite a significant document which requires further analysis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Police allege Nizamdeen was acting on his own, and despite telling a media conference he appeared to be an Islamic State affiliate, they have not charged him with being a member of a terrorist organisation.<\/p>\n
Nizamdeen was working is a business systems analyst in UNSW\u2019s IT department, including working on a project to help students better understand cyber security.<\/p>\n
NSW Police detective acting superintendent Michael Sheehy said investigations were in their infancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this stage, there [are] no concerns for public safety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is clearly an offence in relation to the preparation of a document. It is not an offence in relation to capability of this individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
The JCTT comprises officers from the AFP, NSW Police, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, and the NSW Crime Commission.<\/p>\n
Police said Nizamdeen\u2019s visa was to expire in September, and that he was in the process of applying for another one.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Asian Mirror<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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